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Artificial Intelligence To Support Astronaut Selection
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 1:05 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An AI-assisted tool designed to support astronaut selection and clinical decision making will be developed under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space. The project is led by Dr ... More >>
Spring’s Junction Café Fined A Second Time For Employment Breaches
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Spring’s Junction Café and Motor Inn based in Christchurch, and its director, must pay $36,000 in penalties after breaching multiple minimum employment standards during the pandemic in 2020. The firm was penalised for similar offences in 2016. ... More >>
Community-level Energy Education Funding Round Opens
Monday, 4 September 2023, 6:27 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest funding round of the Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme is now open. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has been allocating funding through the SEEC Programme since 2021 to help deliver ... More >>
Former Licensed Immigration Adviser Convicted Following MBIE Investigation
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A former Licensed Immigration Adviser (LIA) has been sentenced to 6-months home detention and 100 hours community service after his application for a discharge without conviction was dismissed and he was found guilty of breaching the Immigration Advisers ... More >>
Building Practitioners Board Cancels Builder’s Licence
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 10:06 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Building Practitioners Board (the Board) has cancelled Licenced Building Practitioner (LBP) Matthew Biddle’s licence after finding Mr Biddle to be in breach of the Building Act 2004. More >>
Panel Appointed To Recommend National Research Priorities
Friday, 18 August 2023, 12:15 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Tā/Sir Jerry Mateparae will chair an Independent Strategic Panel set up to recommend new National Research Priorities to Cabinet this year. “National Research Priorities are a central part of the Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways reform of the research, ... More >>
Advancing The Aerospace Sector In Aotearoa
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:48 pm | MBIE
Aotearoa New Zealand’s first ever Aerospace Strategy was launched today, to drive continued development of New Zealand’s diverse and innovative aerospace sector by 2030. The strategy is jointly led by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and ... More >>
Petroleum Reserves Data Shows Decline In Gas Reserves
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 11:22 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released annual data detailing the amount of oil and gas expected to be available in existing petroleum fields. This year’s data, supplied to MBIE by both onshore and offshore permit ... More >>
Dr Gill Jolly Joins MBIE As Chief Science Advisor
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 11:20 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has announced the appointment of Dr Gill Jolly to the role of Chief Science Advisor for MBIE. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2307/44409f17367f5aa18eac.jpeg" width="480" height="720"> “We are thrilled to welcome ... More >>
Release Of Independent Review Into Out Of Hours Immigration Visits
Monday, 10 July 2023, 2:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has committed to continuing a pause on out of hours visits to residential addresses by compliance officers for deportation purposes following the release of an independent review ... More >>
Unregistered Motor Vehicle Seller Convicted And Fined
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:54 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Tauranga man has been fined $3,500 after he was convicted of breaching the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (MVSA). The unregistered motor vehicle seller was convicted after a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) investigation charged ... More >>
MBIE Announces Banking Services Panel
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) branch of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced an updated All-of-Government (AoG) panel providing a range of banking services to government agencies until 30 ... More >>
Isolation And Quarantine Functions To Move To Health System On 1 July 2023
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:25 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
On 1 July 2023, national quarantine and isolation capability NQC (formally known as MIQ) will transfer back to the health system. In June 2020, Cabinet agreed that overall responsibility for Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) would be transferred ... More >>
New Analysis Shows 110,000 Households Unable To Afford To Heat Their Homes
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 11:06 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
About 110,000 households could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm for the year ending June 2022, with Māori and Pacific households, renters and low-income households more likely to experience energy hardship, analysis released today shows. ... More >>
MBIE Opens Consultation On Customer And Product Data Bill
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:55 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on an exposure draft of the Customer and Product Data Bill, which will allow customers to safely access and exchange data held about them. “Each time customers interact ... More >>
New Requirements For Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme Providers To Align With Police’s Retail Crime Prevention Programme
Monday, 19 June 2023, 3:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
As part of the $11m increase in funding for the Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme, MBIE is introducing further requirements for providers. This is to ensure fog cannons installed under the subsidy scheme can integrate with Police’s Retail Crime Prevention ... More >>
MBIE & Startup Genome Launch Ecosystem Report
Monday, 19 June 2023, 5:13 am | MBIE
New Zealand is celebrated in the world’s premier report on startup and economic enrichment - showing 103% growth in ecosystem value The 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network ... More >>
Digital Boost Hits Another Milestone In Supporting Small Businesses To Become Digitally Enabled
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Digital Boost platform has hit another milestone with over 60,000 registered users, offering small kiwi businesses digital expertise at their fingertips. The government-funded platform is run in partnership with the Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>
MBIE Announces Three Appointments To The Commerce Commission
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced the appointments of Bryan Chapple and Vhari McWha as Commissioners, and Rakihia Tau as an Associate Commissioner of the Commerce Commission. “Bryan Chapple and Vhari ... More >>
MBIE Announces New Commerce Commission Appointment
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced that Loretta Lovell has been appointed as an associate member of the Commerce Commission. “This appointment will take effect on 31 May 2023” said Andrew Hume, General ... More >>
